noun
- edible nuts from chestnut trees, often roasted and eaten as a snack
- the trees that produce these nuts
- old jokes, stories, or ideas that have been overused
Usage: informal
Examples
- We bought roasted chestnuts from the street vendor.
- The chestnuts fell from the tree in autumn.
- Chestnut trees lined the park pathway.
- He told the same old chestnuts at every party.
- Those comedy chestnuts aren’t funny anymore.
- She cracked open the warm chestnuts with her fingers.
- The comedian avoided tired chestnuts in his routine.